Number of prevalent tuberculosis cases in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Number of prevalent tuberculosis cases was 28,000 in 2014. ▲ Rising
Number of prevalent tuberculosis cases in Sierra Leone, 1990–2014
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2014, number of prevalent tuberculosis cases in Sierra Leone stood at 28,000. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of prevalent tuberculosis cases in Sierra Leone peaked at 28,000 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 23,000, in 1990.
That places Sierra Leone 48th out of 192 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Number of prevalent tuberculosis cases in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 23,000 | — |
| 1991 | 23,000 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 23,000 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 23,000 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 23,000 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 23,000 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 23,000 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 23,000 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 23,000 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 24,000 | +4.3% |
| 2000 | 24,000 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 25,000 | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 26,000 | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 26,000 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 27,000 | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 27,000 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 27,000 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 27,000 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 27,000 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 27,000 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 27,000 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 27,000 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 27,000 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 28,000 | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 28,000 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23,100 | 23,000 | 24,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 26,300 | 24,000 | 27,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 27,400 | 27,000 | 28,000 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of prevalent tuberculosis cases in Sierra Leone?
- Number of prevalent tuberculosis cases in Sierra Leone was 28,000 in 2014, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest number of prevalent tuberculosis cases recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 28,000 in 2013.
- What is the lowest number of prevalent tuberculosis cases recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 23,000 in 1990.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for number of prevalent tuberculosis cases?
- Sierra Leone ranks 48th out of 192 countries with data for 2014.
- Is number of prevalent tuberculosis cases rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Number of prevalent tuberculosis cases. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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